Program Overview
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
See "Educational Studies Ed.D."
Administered by the School of Teacher Education. The degree prepares candidates to understand the relationship among research, policy, and practice in education in order to contribute to reforming educational systems. Candidates are expected to assume roles as university faculty members, educational leaders in school districts and state and federal agencies, district level curriculum specialists, and to assume leadership roles in nonprofit and private sectors. Programs of study for degree candidates will be individualized to meet candidate’s career goals. The extent of an individual’s program will be dependent upon previous college work and professional experience, but the minimum is 64 credits.
Graduate applicants for this degree must complete a free School of Teacher Education on-line graduate application www.extended.unco.edu/programs/educational-studies-teaching-innovation-doctorate/apply.aspx and submit a writing sample in addition to the UNC Graduate School application.
Degree Requirements — 64 Credits
Educational Studies Core — 12 hours
| EDF 670 | Introduction of Research Literature | 3 |
| EDF 685 | Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDF 700 | Implementation and Evaluation of Curriculum | 3 |
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| EDF 701 | Doctoral Seminar | 1 |
Research Core — 12 hours
(Coursework completed previously may be substituted for related research courses, within limits allowed by Graduate School)
| SRM 602 | Statistical Methods I | 3 |
| SRM 680 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | 3 |
Take two from among the following:
Substitutions may be coordinated with your advisor.
| EDF 601 | Discourse Analysis in Language and Literacy Research | 3 |
| EDF 795 | Comprehensive Seminar | 3 |
| SRM 603 | Statistical Methods II | 3 |
| SRM 641 | Special Topics | 1- 4 |
| SRM 685 | Educational Ethnography | 3 |
| SRM 700 | Advanced Research Methods | 3 |
Multidisciplinary cognate — 24 hours
Candidates will design the cognate with the assistance of their program advisor.
Possible Cognates:
- Curriculum Studies
- Reading
- Mathematics Education
- Bilingual, Multicultural, and ESL Education
- Innovation and Education Reform
Dissertation — 16 hours
| EDF 797 | Doctoral Proposal Research | 1- 4 |
| EDF 799 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1-12 |
Scholarly paper requirement
Students are required to submit for publication one paper to a professional journal prior to dissertation proposal hearing. Other research endeavors prior to the dissertation are encouraged. Students may take EDF 795 Comprehensive Seminar to support the writing of a scholarly paper.